Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 45.3% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$11.32
€10.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$8.41
€8.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$5.06
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$3.79
€3.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$3.25
€3.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.68
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$6.79
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$37.96
€36.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$31,047.67
€29,767.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$10.80
€10.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$40.33
€38.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
$900.66
€863.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
$732.72
€702.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$91.05
€87.29
|
|
pay 89.0% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$455.47
€436.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$10,051.70
€9,637.30
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$2.23
€2.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$7.85
€7.53
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$77.92
€74.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$33.75
€32.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$80.24
€76.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$93.85
€89.98
|
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